KUALA LUMPUR: Demand for Microsoft cloud services is growing rapidly in Singapore and Malaysia as enterprises are pressured to achieve more with fewer resources, according to a new research report published by Information Services Group (ISG).

The 2023 ISG Provider Lens Microsoft Cloud Ecosystem report for Singapore and Malaysia finds many organisations in the region are migrating to the Azure cloud and selectively implementing cloud-based Microsoft applications to become more productive and agile.

According to ISG, a leading global technology research and advisory firm in a statement, cybersecurity worries and business changes triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic are among the major drivers of these accelerating trends.

"Companies in this region are making bigger investments in digital transformation and expecting fast, measurable results. The Microsoft ecosystem is enabling significant changes to many business operations," said ISG director in Singapore, Deepraj Emmanuel.

The wave of enterprise cloud adoption and migration that has been driven by pandemic effects is likely to grow as a result of new government policies in both Singapore and Malaysia to encourage digitalisation, ISG says.

Singapore is using its Government on Commercial Cloud 2.0 platform, in partnership with managed service providers, to enable faster and more secure digital services delivery, while Malaysia has initiated the MyDIGITAL blueprint, which is designed to turn the country into a digitally driven, high-income nation.

The report also explores other Microsoft ecosystem trends in the region, including the growth of local service providers and companies' increasing willingness to migrate business-critical applications such as SAP to Azure.

It evaluates the capabilities of 28 providers across five quadrants namely Managed Services for Azure, Microsoft 365 Services, SAP on Azure Services, Dynamics 365 Services and Power Platform Services.

-- BERNAMA